{"id":453149,"date":"2026-02-06T20:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/453149\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T20:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:39:07","slug":"johnston-health-foundation-appoints-new-board-members-joco-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/453149\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnston Health Foundation Appoints New Board Members \u2013 JoCo Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Johnston-Health-Foundations-new-members-01-23-26c-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203146\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\t\tNewly appointed members of the Johnston Health Foundation Board of Directors are, from left: Felita Carr; Teresa Bau, Kelly Daughtry, Megan Kirk, Melissa Overton and Morgan O\u2019Meara. The six will support the foundation\u2019s efforts to advance health care and wellness across Johnston County. Contributed Photo<\/p>\n<p>SMITHFIELD \u2014 Johnston Health Foundation has appointed six new members to its board of directors, strengthening the foundation\u2019s leadership and its commitment to advancing health care and wellness across Johnston County. <\/p>\n<p>The new board members are: Teresa Bau, physician, UNC Health Family Medicine; Felita Carr, dean of retention and student support, Johnston Community College; Kelly Daughtry, attorney, Daughtry, Woodard, Lawrence &amp; Starling; Megan Kirk, MD, director of emergency services, UNC Health Johnston; Morgan O\u2019Meara, senior vice president, District 19, State Employees\u2019 Credit Union; Melissa Overton, owner of MedicalTraining.me and The Overton Experience.<\/p>\n<p>All bring a strong combination of professional expertise, community leadership, and dedication to UNC Health Johnston\u2019s mission of improving the health and well-being of the communities it serves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome these outstanding leaders to our board of directors,\u201d said Allison Strickland, director of Johnston Health Foundation. \u201cTheir experience, passion for service, and commitment to health care will be invaluable as we continue to support critical programs, innovative initiatives, and patient-centered care throughout Johnston County.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the foundation is welcoming a new slate of officers. Jason Wenzel, attorney with Narron Wenzel, P.A., is chair; Brent George, senior vice president and commercial relationship manager with United Community, is vice chair; John Scovil, certified public accountant, is treasurer; and Iris Green, director of constituent services with Disability Rights North Carolina, is secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston Health Foundation supports UNC Health Johnston through philanthropic partnerships that fund essential programs, advanced medical technology, and community health initiatives. The addition of these six board members reflects the foundation\u2019s continued growth and emphasis on strong governance and meaningful community representation.<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from JoCo Report<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.078), 15px);\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Newly appointed members of the Johnston Health Foundation Board of Directors are, from left: Felita Carr; Teresa Bau,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":453150,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[97,252,253],"class_list":["post-453149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}